70% of workers say UK will suffer long-term damage without imminent return to work
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Our research for Montfort Communications has revealed that the UK workforce is deeply concerned about the lasting economic impacts of the lockdown.
It suggests that UK workers support a quick return to work or fear they will experience significant personal impacts. Only 6% of those polled believed that the UK economy would not be harmed by continued lockdown.
Almost half of those not in their usual workplace (45%) support an immediate return to work, versus 28% who oppose it. If social distancing measures are implemented, support for an immediate return increased across a range of workplaces including garden centres (64%), factories (62%) and offices (57%).
When asked about the effects of an extended lockdown to personal income 81% of those who feared a pay cut said that said it could happen by mid-July.
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